Work glove



R. C. PALICKI WORK GLOVE Filed May '7; 1927 Nov. 15, 1927.

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Application filed Kay 7,

This invention relates to gloves, but more particularly to work glovesfor use in wet places or around chemicals.

It is a desideratum that a work glove be 5 produced having the followingthree characteristics: water and chemical proof, that: glove be 1110-is, that the material of the perv-ions to water and chemicals so thatthe efficiency of the workman -is not impaired conditions; durable andserviceable over anextended period of time, that is, that the glove willwith stand the hard usage to which it is subjected for a considerabletime, but is sufficiently 15 light and flexible so that the fingers andhand may be used to substantially the same advantage as without theglove; and Inexpensive, this being an important characteristic. so thatthe glove is within the purchas 20 mg power of the ordinary workman. Sofar as I am aware, no glove has heretofore been... produced whichsatisfactorily meets the above requirements. It has been found thatgloves which are chemical and water proof and are at present in use,will not withstand the hard usage orare so expensive as to beprohibitive to the ordinary workman.

vNumerous attempts have been made to solve the above problem and providea glove which is satisfactory in all respects. For

example, a glove has been devised with a rubberized palm and canvasback. While the palm is water-proof the back is not; fur-' thermore. thewater-proof palm is not suflito last buta short period of time under thehard... usage to which the glove is subjected, Such glove is, therefore,unsatisfactory and ineflicient, and does not fill the long-felt need.Other line havebeen' made, but none of them have been crowned withsuccess.

'An object of this invention is to produce a new andimproved work glovewhich 'is durable over an extended period of time, and water and chemical-proof. -Other objects'will hereinafter fin appear. m

By way of illustration. and not of limitation the invention is shown onthe accompanying drawin in which:

Fig. 1 is an e evation of the front side of the glove; 2 is an elevationof the back side of the g ove, and Fi 3 is an enlarged e 33 of Fig, 2.The illustrated embodiment of the inven- GLOVE.

1927. Serial No. 189,513.

tion comprises a work glove having a back 1 and front 2, the backbeingof a relatively thin and "flexible textile material 3, such ascanton flannel. The outer portion of the material 3 is rubberized toprovide a water and chemical proof material, and the rubberization maybe accomplished by coating the material with a rubber solution, andictionally or otherwise forcing this solution into the pores of thematerial. There after, by and chemical-proof coating is produced. Thematerial is so treated that only outer portionis rubberized so that thesoft fleecy nap 4 is left on the inside of thematerial. This presentsa-pleasing and comfortable feeling to the wearer of the glove, as willreadily be undcrstood. Although the material may be cut according todifferent patterns, the fingers in the glove shown on the drawing areindividually cut andsewed together,'as indicated at Fig. 3, with therubberized portions of the material in contact with each other, thestitching 5 securing the parts together, being protected from water andchemicals by the rubberized outer portion of the material.

The front of the glove is in part made of textile material 6 similar tothe material 3 hereinbefore described. As above ointed out, therubberized material is re atively thin, and therefore is not ofsuflicient strength to wear for an extended time, in fact, this materialwears very readily, and is absolutely impractical for workmen, as forexample, locomotiveengineers, where gloves are subjected to exceedinglyhard usage.

I have found that berized material 6 on the front of the glove with alayer 7 of relatively thick hea but flexible wear-resistant material,such as leather, an exceptionally satisfactory and efficient glove isprovided. The material 7 not only covers the palm of the glove, but athe wearing 'sur aces of the, thumb and gers.

through durable wearing surface is provided, but further than .t is a.glove which is waterproof and -chemical-proofthroughout is provided.Both the back and front are pro tected against the penetration of li aidand chemicals; also the front of the g ove, or the wearing surface, isthoroughly protected 4 so that the life of the glove is greatly enthe lby covering the rub By this construction it is manifest that avulcanizing the material, a water period of i hanced, and theracticability thereof is materially increasedi The front of the glovehas, in fact, three layers, an outer wearing surface or layer, awater-proof layer, and an inner layer of soft material comfortable tothe wearer. A. glove of this description may be inexpensivelymanufactured so that the selling price to the workman is reduced to aminimum, bringing the glove within his purchasing power.

In order effectively to secure the back 1 to the front, the material 3,material 6 and leather covering 7 are folded inwardly at the side edges,and extending through these inturned edges is stitching 8 which servesas a common securing means for the several parts. This is not onlyadvantageous in reducing the cost of manufacture, but also protects theinside of the glove against the entrance and penetration of liquids andchemicals, as well as protecting the stitching against liquids andchemicals, which would otherwise weaken the connection.

A cuff 9 of rubberized material may be sewed to the front and back ofthe glove, as shown, and if desired, the gauntlet 9 may form acontinuation of-the front and back, but this construction forms no partof the present invention.

It will be seen that I have provided, a work glove which is admirablyadapted for the purpose. This glove is inexpensive, light, flexible,durable over an extended period 01' time, and water and chemical-proof,thereby satisfactorily, meeting the re uirements of the trade primarilyenumerated.

While I have shown and-described a construction which is the best formknown to me at the present time, numerous changes in details ofconstruction, choice of materials and arrangement may be effectedwithout departing from the invention as expressed in the followingclaim.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

- A work glove embodying a relatively thin flexible back formed ofrubberized material, a relatively thick leather front, a backingcomprising a separate ply of the same material of which the back isformed having a rubberized face contacting with the inner face of theleather front, the marginal edges of the thick leather front and therubberized backing thereof and the rubberized back being each turnedinwardly so that the inturned edges of the thick leather front areinterposed between the rubberized back and the rubberized backing of thefront, and stitching extending transversely through each of the saidinturned ed of the leather front, the rubberized backing thereof and theback whereby to provide a three-p11 joint and whereby the leatherprovides anc orage for the stitching and the rubberized back provides awaterproof joint adjacent the line a of the stitching.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

ROBERT C. PALIGKI.

